Soccer Preview: Empower College Prep vs. West Phoenix
The Empower College Prep Wolf are taking a road trip to face off against the West Phoenix Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Empower College Prep has five straight victories, West Phoenix has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Empower College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Harvest Prep Academy, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Empower College Prep was ranked fifth). Empower College Prep had just enough and edged Harvest Prep Academy out 2-1 on Friday. The Wolf's winning goal came courtesy of Edimack Manirakiza.
Meanwhile, West Phoenix came up short against Pan-American on Tuesday, falling 13-1.
Empower College Prep's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1-1. As for West Phoenix, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10-1.
Empower College Prep took their victory against West Phoenix when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Empower College Prep since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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